Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Only 8 weeks until the April workshop in Marrakech.
There is only one twin room left (the workshops are fully booked for the rest of the year)
So if you want to join...

COOL CROCHET SPRING WORKSHOP Arrival: 20th of April - Leaving: 25th of April

Six days in Marrakech! Crochet while discovering the town. Price € 645,00 per person.
The price is based on a shared twin bedroom and excluding flight ticket.
It's always possible to book extra nights, before or after the workshop (info@chambresdamis.com).

PROGRAMME:
Buying wool, cotton and yarns in the souk. Urban jungle crochet at Le Jardin. Moroccan crochet in the open on place des Epices with Moroccan women. Crochet in Jardin Majorelle. Swim & crochet in an oasis in the desert. A daytrip to the Atlas mountains. Lunch & crochet on the roof of Maison de Photographie with it's wonderful view of the town... etc. etc. Delicious moroccan food, botanical gardens and the adventures in and around Marrakech make this travel-workshop unforgettable!

Can't wait to feel the sun and experience spring in Marrakech!
The colors in April are so fresh and green!

Monday, February 22, 2016

Another stage for our favorite houseplants!
Besides the homemade scrapwood plant stand, we bought an old table, with cut-out hearts.
Tomorrow I'm going to repaint this vintage beauty, because the brown is a little brown.

On stage: chamaerops humilis. Once winter is over, we will drag the small palm outside, because this plant can not cope with the harsch winter temperatures.

Friday, February 19, 2016

A visit to Amsterdam, mostly includes a bit of vintage treasure hunting at
Neef Louis for industrial objects and Van Dijk & Ko for mainly hungarian furniture and wannahaves.
Both warehouses are packed with great stuff.

At Van Dijk & Ko we found a great plant stand, which needs a coat of paint. We wanted to take one of the industrial weighing scales, but don't have space enough on the kitchen counter.

We enjoyed a moment of spring sunshine on the bench at restaurant Waargenoegen, which unfortunately was not o p e n but n o p e.

Years ago i made a handmade stool with legs of scrapwood and because it needed a finishing touch and i designed a woolen cover of crochet, the first wood & wool stool was born. That explains the name of my blog, i started in 2009. My blog is a diary about my life, my family, work, photography, travels, home, inspiration, new designs and the good things in life.